Henry Mann Ainsworth
From Graces Guide
Henry Mann Ainsworth (1884-1971) of Hotchkiss
1884 Born in Chapel en le Frith[1]
1901 Henry Mann Ainsworth 16, electrical engineer, lived in Buxton with his mother[2]
1904 Joined Hotchkiss & Cie
1911 Chief engineer Hotchkiss
WWI Enlisted August 1914, served in Mons Retreat, Aisne and 1st battle of Ypres as Lieut. Intelligence Corps
Built factory at Coventry for manufacture of machine guns.
1917 Gen. Man. Hotchkiss
1918 in Coventry, joined the Freemasons[3]
1919 reorganised factory for mass production of motor units.
1923 Member of I Mech E.; Dir. and Gen. Man. Hotchkiss & Cie
1941 A director, arrived in Vermont, from Halifax, Canada.[4]
1944 Application/claim for US Social Security[5]
1971 Died in Paris[6]
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